national land development (e.g. building infrastructure, roads, etc.)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
postwar period; period after Second World War
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
same family (race, tribe)
same kind (race); homogeneousness
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to understand; to make out
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
existence; possession; having; limited company
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
another kind; distinct species; variety
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
(water-filled) paddy field
(United States of) America; USA
fields (of rice and other crops)
life or death; existence; destiny
every year; yearly; annually
New Year's pine decoration
kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest); goddess of (lucky) directions
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
rice plant (Oryza sativa)